The DMV, already besieged by other issues, says that 3,200 license holders had their data improperly exposed to federal agencies, including immigration authorities.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 07, 2019
More counties want to expand mobile and online voting, but cybersecurity experts say there are still too many vulnerabilities to roll out mobile voting systems.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 06, 2019
The government has received over 200 requests from American companies to continue doing business with Huawei.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 05, 2019
While the sawing incidents are concerning to border agents, they say that new electronic sensors and the deployment of other resources are making bollard incidents less common.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 05, 2019
The senator and presidential candidate says that the technology needs “better safeguards” before it is deployed in housing.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 04, 2019
All of the drones used by the department were either manufactured in China or use parts that were made in the country, sparking concerns about potential hacking threats.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 01, 2019
The ACLU’s lawsuit is the most recent development in a growing debate over regulation of facial recognition use by law enforcement.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 01, 2019
Police chiefs want their officers to wear body cameras at all times, but officers serving on federal task forces are forbidden from doing so.
- By Haley Samsel
- Oct 29, 2019
Chuck Schumer and Tom Cotton sent a letter to the director of national intelligence expressing concerns about ByteDance, which owns the video app TikTok.
- By Haley Samsel
- Oct 28, 2019
The bill, introduced by Democratic legislators on Tuesday, would direct a committee to create security benchmarks and then give labels to products who meet those standards.
- By Haley Samsel
- Oct 24, 2019
Lawmakers in the city are not advocating outright bans, but say that regulation is necessary to know how police and business owners are using the software.
- By Haley Samsel
- Oct 23, 2019
Sen. Ron Wyden, a staunch advocate of increased cybersecurity regulations, introduced the legislation as part of an effort to track how companies collect and share customer data.
- By Haley Samsel
- Oct 21, 2019
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill awarding millions of dollars in funding to UC Davis, which will teach healthcare providers intervention techniques for patients.
- By Haley Samsel
- Oct 21, 2019
Two other California cities have already adopted similar policies, and the state has also passed a ban on facial recognition in police body cameras.
- By Haley Samsel
- Oct 18, 2019
While the program has substantial public support and funding promised by philanthropists, the police commissioner has expressed doubts about its effectiveness.
- By Haley Samsel
- Oct 17, 2019
Customs and Border Protection is asking vendors to describe their ability to provide body cameras, video management, facial recognition technology and more.
- By Haley Samsel
- Oct 17, 2019
Hikvision and Dahua Technology has been “suspended,” and effectively expelled, from ONVIF.
- By Sherelle Black
- Oct 14, 2019
The measure, which will last until at least 2023, does not ban police from using facial recognition in other types of cameras.
- By Haley Samsel
- Oct 10, 2019
The Trump administration has added 28 more Chinese organizations to its entity list, which forbids American companies from selling their products to foreign companies without government permission.
- By Haley Samsel
- Oct 09, 2019
Law enforcement are increasingly worried about the possibility of end-to-end encryption, which does not provide police with a way to access communications between potential suspects.
- By Haley Samsel
- Oct 08, 2019